News: Craig now has half of his bathroom finished, but he doesn’t have a shower or a sink yet. Reza is going to Ireland soon to visit his mum. A question from Jóse in Madrid, Spain“¿Cómo puedo preguntar sobre el tiempo en inglés?” – The weather/La clima – What’s the weather like? What’s the ______ like?…
Could / couldn’t, collocations with ‘have’, pronunciation: consonants and vowels, phrasal verb ‘to set up’ – AIRC8
Gramática: could and couldn’t I could swim when I was young. (habilidad en el pasado) – podia nadar Tomorrow we could swim in the sea. (condicional) – podríamos nadar Craig can’t play a musical instrument (now) Craig couldn’t play a musical instrument when he was younger (past) Craig, could / can I ask you a question? (permission)…
Can /can’t, clothes vocabulary, phrasal verb ‘to set off’ – AIRC7
Let’s get cracking! = ¡Vamos a empezar! Gramática: Can / can’t Can I ask you a question? You can speak Spanish. Reza can speak a bit of Valencian. Can you play any musical instruments? – Yes, I can. Can, like could, should, would, may etc son modal verbs (verbos modales). El can se puede emplear…
Used to, be used to, get used to, Pronunciation: /j/, sport vocabulary, phrasal verb ‘come out’ – AIRC6
Gramática: Used to / be used to / get used to Craig used to live in London. he used to go out with friends, he used to drink a lot of beer. He used to go to record shops and book shops. He used to buy clothes. He used to watch a lot of TV…
Past simple / present perfect, Pronunciación: consonant clusters, expressions with ‘come’, phrasal verb ‘put off’- AIRC5
Gramática: El ‘past simple’ y el ‘present perfect’ I’ve been to Bilbao (present perfect) – Cuando hablas de tu vida hasta ahora. When did you go? (past simple) – Para hablar de las cosas en el pasado. – Craig went to Bilbao four or five years ago. (past simple) Have you been to Cuba? (present perfect)…
Present perfect, phrasal verb ‘get off’, pronunciation /s/ and /je/ – AIRC4
Gramática: Present Perfect “What have you done today so far?” – Craig’s had three or four cups of coffee. “I’ve had breakfast” “How long have you been working on this video?” (present perfect continuous) You haven’t finished yet. He has been working on his video for two weeks. Have you ever been to Disneyland? –…
Past simple, expressions with take, the ‘h’ sound, phrasal verb ‘get on’ – AIRC3
Gramática: past simple Craig had some visitors last week. They came to see the family. They didn’t have time for the beach. Craig lived in London. Craig’s family came to Spain because his sister wanted to move house. (Use the Past Simple for things that happened in the past. There is no connection to now.) Use…
Present simple/present continuous, pronunciation of cat/a/ and cut/u/, expressions with make and do – AIRC2
Gramática: Maria from Barcelona asks us to talk about the difference between present simple and present continuous 1. The present continuous (present progressive) can be used to talk about things that are happening now: “Craig and Reza are talking into a microphone.” (now). 2. The present continuous can also be used to talk about the future:…
Present simple, make and do, the schwa – AIRC1
Gramática: present simple Craig likes rice. He doesn’t cook often. He doesn’t cook everyday. Craig makes a mess when he cooks. Reza’s mum is very houseproud. ‘Houseproud’ is a compound adjective. ‘Football’ is a compound noun. Use the present simple when you talk about habits and states that never change:”Reza is messy”. You can also use…
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